Why College No Longer Blows: Television and Brrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnssss
There’s a story by Debra Levi Holtz in today’s SF Chronicle about a new course at UC Berkeley that...
Author: Thomas Roche
Robot Hand is a Balloon Filled With Coffee Grounds
Fast Company’s Ariel Schwarz has a post about an amazing robot hand developed by researchers at Cornell, iRobot Corporation...
The New Global Plague: Children’s Constipation
Let me say at the outset: if you’re a casual reader of this fine upstanding family blog or you...
Meet the Sheriff Who Tweets About Sarah Palin’s Underwear
Actually, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County didn’t just tweet Sarah Palin’s underwear. He gave them to her first....
Colma Police Find Human Hearts With Pictures Pinned To Them
For those of you not familiar with it, Colma is a necropolis. Incorporated as Lawndale in 1924, it’s the...
Bedford, England’s Forgotten Airship Legacy
When German experimental psychologist Dr. Hugo Eckener set the first of his major airship records with the first intercontinental...
Norman Spinrad’s ‘Police State’
Lemme tell you about this guy Norman Spinrad. In countercultural science fiction, Norman Spinrad’s a legend. His Nebula-award-winning metafictional...
Gorgeous Art Deco Henderson Motorcycle
As you might be able to tell, I get a little worked up over gear and over history sometimes....
World’s First Robot Pop Star Debuts in Japan
You heard me: World’s first robot pop star. She must be seen to be believed. It must be heard...
Italian Police Brace for (Actual) Mafia Wars
An article in Time describes the deployment of 80 new Italian police officers in Calabria, where anti-Mafia officials are...